Category Archives: Field Crop IPM

Cover Crops Boost Yields and Weed Control, National Farmer Survey Says

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Following the use of cover crops, farmers reported increased yields of corn, soybeans and wheat, and improved control of herbicide-resistant weeds, according to a nationwide survey. In addition, the survey of 2,012 farmers showed acreage planted in cover crops has … Continue reading →

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EPA Guidance on Managing Pesticide Resistance announced

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Laurie Vial

EPA has released two Pesticide Registration Notices (PRNs) aimed at combating pesticide resistance. • PRN 2017-1, “Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling” offers general guidance on resistance management labeling for all conventional agricultural insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. … Continue reading →

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Researching What Could be Tomorrow’s Problem Corn Ear Pest

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Débora Montezano-UNL Graduate Research Assistant Thomas Hunt – Extension Entomologist Julie Peterson – Extension Entomologist José Paulo F. Bentivenha-Post Doctoral Student at the University of Sao Paulo Nebraska-Brazil Collaboration Studies New and Old Corn Insect Pests US farmers may not … Continue reading →

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Video about Bt crops, resistance and management released

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Laurie Vial

The link to the full-length video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJtaDeaOp0I&feature=youtu.be Link to a shorter version for Twitter/Facebook etc., is here: https://twitter.com/PurdueExtension This link will allow anyone to download the shorter video for Twitter and other social media needs: https://filelocker.purdue.edu/public_download?shareId=b98970515e37e29b1e603f8f2fbfe9ec The goal … Continue reading →

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Assessing the value and pest management window provided by neonicotinoid seed treatments…

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.4602/epdf Assessing the value and pest management window provided by neonicotinoid seed treatments for management of soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) in the Upper Midwestern United States by Christian H Krupke,Adam M Alford, Eileen M Cullen, Erin W … Continue reading →

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Cover Crop Do’s and Don’t’s published

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Crop Protection Network This publication addresses the facts and myths related to weed, insect, and disease management when using cover crops. This publication was created by the Crop Protection Network, which includes authors from land-grant universities across the North Central … Continue reading →

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MSU to host field day on mechanical weed control

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day  Make the Decision for Precision Learn the tools and techniques for effective mechanical weed control. This field-day, hosted by Dan Brainard, Sam Hitchcock Tilton, and Marisa Benzle of Michigan State University Department of Horticulture, … Continue reading →

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Infographic helps with estimating defoliation in soybeans

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Laurie Vial

This  infographic was developed by Justin McMechan  on estimating defoliation in soybeans. McMechan is an entomologist in the Crop Protection and Cropping Systems department at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Temperature inversion and herbicide applications

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Laurie Vial

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg The following tips were presented in a Delta Farm Press article related to the dicamba drift debate. Because some herbicide labels include instructions about not applying during a temperature inversion, I am … Continue reading →

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Scientists find time of day makes a difference with some herbicides

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Laurie Vial

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg In Southeast Farm Press What if a cotton producer needed to spray early in the morning or late in the afternoon or at night? Does the time of day a herbicide is … Continue reading →

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